3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with graduate students from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES:
Deputy Secretary Nides is in New York City for meetings through December 1.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH:
Administrator Shah is on foreign travel in Busan, Republic of Korea to participate in the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. For more information click here.

1:00 p.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah joins former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in hosting “Taking Charge, Not Taking Charity: How Africa Can Lead Its Development,” at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center.(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)Click here For more information.

5:30 p.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah meets with Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

9:00 p.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah meets with Charlotte Petri-Gornitzka, Director-General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, at the Westin Chosun Hotel.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS:
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the Transatlantic Economic Council, at the Department of State.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS:
Counselor Mills accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel in Busan, Republic of Korea to participate in the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE:
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD:
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel in Lima, Peru to meet with host government officials.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER:
Assistant Secretary Brimmer is on foreign travel to Paris, France for meetings at the U.S. Mission to UNESCO and to Geneva, Switzerland for meetings at the U.S. Mission to the UN.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ:
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez hosts Calestous Juma of the Harvard Kennedy School for a lecture on “Biotechnology: Advancing Agriculture in Africa,” at the Department of State.(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES:
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with European Commission Director-General for Environment Karl Falkenberg, at the Department of State.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION DAVID ROBINSON:
Acting Assistant Secretary Robinson is on foreign travel in Geneva, Switzerland through December 1 to participate in the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANN STOCK (R):
Assistant Secretary Stock (R) is on foreign travel in India through December 2. She visits New Delhi, Chandigarh and Chennai to plan the next steps in the U.S.-India Educational Dialogue.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN:
Ambassador Benjamin is on foreign travel in Ottawa, Canada to participate in the U.S.-Canada Bilateral Consultative Group on Counterterrorism Cooperation.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES STEPHEN RAPP:
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to the Netherlands, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Belgium through December 1 to meet with senior government officials.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER:
Ambassador Verveer is on foreign travel in Busan, Republic of Korea to participate in the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. Click here for more information.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador Verveer hosts a press conference with Enna Park, Republic of Korea Director General for Development.(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

5:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador Verveer delivers opening and closing remarks as part of a panel discussion on “Progress in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment since the Paris Declaration,” at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center.(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS:
Special Representative Lewis is on foreign travel to Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and New Delhi, India, through December 2.

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